Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-01

Icci. almost Indispensable - he dairy
nau flr hriugirg hls MILK Ani ercam 70
aud kscp.rg thgm Al The proper tsmPsra'
tufc. Asldc from % Use iu The dairy ice
lss luxury which well repays al Tie cost
az rutuug 10 Up Aui The wonder i taAi 80
frN farfners lay ln LIBERAL stock. Ice can
ne Kept In the Simplest kint OF structure.
TIE essential Coutitious are ihAi u shAi
be- closely packed 10 mass, that ihefr
.hsfl b. ~ air spaces ~ The bottom. that
it shAI De- surrounded, lpNckcd in.l ~
GOOD ron.couduciing material 10 sutlcisri
QUANTITY. taai 10 shall have ughi ROOF ID
snrlufe raln. srd that ventilation i pro
vifct. A chesp board building Win i1e
cracks hatfsusl answers aoOui - wei -
a costly structure with double walls nlisd
In. TIE keeplug Of The Ice does not DE-
psri - much upon The walls of The tuild'
Ing 4. upon The Kind ~ material wiih
which II Is packed. Saw-tusi or dry tan
tark furnish The best packing matsrihs.
Rut these In many iocalliies are diihc1h
4, Obtain. Ssnt 10 these dry cut sirA" or
chsris probably the best, and almost any
fam can furnish tie straw. Cut straw i
b.ttsr than whole. because II packs closer
and makes better uon-con4ucioT, though
In he latter case the space Tor rhlng De
ts,sn The plle % ice And the walls OF The
frrfirr needs % be wider than II cot
80. werr used. 10 case cut straw i
ussd We would leave Aspace of 10 inches
for fIung, but With whole straw OF W.
frs'. The Ills of the huiliing should resi
on The grouut, OF on wall buit iot 'A,,n,
allowing DO air % enter uuderneaih' we
would lsy = Tile . foot below TIE snfisee
Inside. with its outlet some distance away,
- Keep The bottom Dry, bot Tie should not
open into ihs bulidlng 90 admit All
Foundation of AZ least = foot deep OF ihe
packiug material. saw dust, tan or straw
.hould Be laid over the bottom, on which
to bullt Tie pile of Ice, and the blocks
should be cut A. nearly a. possible OF unl-
form slIe 20 a. 20 pack closely, and u u
wsu 10 20 over each layer a. 10 Il pui 10
ani an Ell cracks With pounded Ice SO A.
to rnake The pile a. near solid ~ possible.
Wien The pile l. flashed, OF a. u pro-
ers,.ss. The Cling between 10 ard The
10. of The Building should be msde aud
trsupsd down a. sOlidly a. possible, and
covering of A. least two feet In depth De
made overall. Ventilation should DC pro-
vIfsd Tor ~ openings In The gables or
ventllsung shsft going up through the
roof 10 pefult the escape Of The moist air
uhich gathers atOvr The ice. The door
should b. for convsuience made Ia tso
.ectior.. A upper and lower. with boards
/ LA scros- on the inside Of the frame bold
ing the packing material In place. The
pfOper size depends upon The amount oi
/ 'rs th., will be REQUIRED. Ice viii mta'
/ .ur. .hout a. cubic feet 20 The ton, ard
Tn tons would be liberal supply Tor fAm-
/ Ilv u.-. This would be equivalent 10 =
a pile : feet long. ; feet wide and IL feet
hish. If xe allow two feet on AL sidss
FOR packing space. the building 10 hold
This amount In the form above given
would need % be l2xl2 feet with nine
Zoo, pos,s. A door In the gable would De
needed FOR putting In the top layers and
taking o1t ice early In the season. As
| eb.sp and good q way for cheap building
would BE- 10 set posts In the ground three
on A slte fsxcspt the end where the doors
.r,1 vith srl. Tor plate and middle snd
bo,tom nifths, and board up and down
aud batter. bsnkipg up 81 the bottom 70
exclude air. The roof should prolse. con
sldsrAbly on al sides 80 A. 10 SHADE tne
sides, AMI n 10 cOuld be bulli under tne
shade OF trees II would be AL the better
When expense Is no object. and perma-
rent structure Il desired. brick or stone
foundation should be pat In on which 70
lsy the sills, which should he oedded 10
mortar. aud dOabls walls can be made oy
u.ins 2xs or 2xl2 for stadding and nlllns
the sp.ce between the outside and inside
bosrdiug. Ice should be cut and pui up
ouly m freezing weather. II eut ana
handled when The tempers,urs IL above